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In the Gleaming Light: A Near-Future Sci-Fi Thriller Romance Kindle Edition

by HR Moore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
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A billionaire with something to hide, and the artist who tries to resist him.

"For anyone who would like a little substance alongside their escapism." Reader Review

"I’m still thinking about it." Reader Review

"I can’t stop telling others to read it so I can discuss it with them!" Reader Review

It's 2048. Automation has stolen vast swathes of jobs, and the government pays everyone a no-strings-attached income, enough to live on, in order to keep the economy afloat. Society is split into those who can get jobs; engineers, managers, creatives, and those who cannot.

Iva Brooksbank, Senior Investigator of the Enforcement Office, has made a career of taking down corporate moguls who flout the rules, and now she has Guy Strathclyde, CEO of Cybax Technologies, firmly in her sights. She's sure he's up to something, and races to find evidence that will stick, before her time runs out.

Lulu Banks, a world famous artist, uses her work to highlight the deep inequalities and injustices the world now faces, perpetuated, she thinks, by the relentless march of technology. But when she finds herself the object of Guy's affections, she has to decide if she can trust his intentions, or if he's just the same as all the other corporate big dogs.

In the Gleaming Light unashamedly bends genre boundaries. With elements of sci-fi, thriller, and romance, it's equal parts thought-provoking and indulgent and will leave you wanting more.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NK9N16C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harriet Moore (March 1, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1578 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 267 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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HR Moore lives in the UK with her husband, two children, and Jackapoo, Lyra. She writes urban fantasy and second world fantasy romance and loves books that combine gripping, fast-paced plots with escapist settings and epic romance. Oh, and she's a sucker for a plot twist...

For most regular updates, follow @HR_Moore on Instagram and TikTok. Or sign up to her newsletter at www.hrmoore.com where you'll also get a free story.

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Elliott Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Provocative Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2019
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What happens when the demand for physical labor disappears? What will governments do to satisfy, and control the millions who for whatever reasons refuse to retrain to the ever faster growing mental economy. In this speculative story, the world of 2048 is just such a world. People are paid a living wage not to work. Healthcare is provided. They are disincentivized to work. In fact, it is against the law to work more than a certain amount. Human nature, however, has not changed, not kept up with the flight of technology and the anger and response is greater than when work was scarce. Combined with the loss of privacy that the novel 1984 introduced us to, Harriet Moore’s In the Gleaming Light is a provocative read. And I’m still thinking about it.
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Jeff
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful exploration of UBI and automation -- with romance!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019
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HR Moore's "In the Gleaming Light" is a fun near-future story exploring the impacts of increasing job automation (robots taking our jobs) and universal basic income (a guaranteed income from the government for everyone) through the eyes of Guy, a progressive industrialist, and Lulu, a free-spirited artist. Might there also be some romantic sparks that fly? This is an HR Moore story, so the answer is most definitely!

I love how the story tackles big social questions that are likely to affect us in the real world soon, while never losing sight of the humanity of its characters. The sci-fi aspect of the story is light, with the focus instead on how technology -- and ambition -- affects the characters and changes them, for better or worse. Check the book out and get ready for some big changes to our own society!
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B. Deacon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great characters and social commentary -
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019
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This was an incredibly well researched social commentary about our potential, not-so-distant future embedded into an immensely engaging personal story, with a bit of suspense to tie it all together. I couldn’t stop thinking about the characters while I was reading it, and now I can’t stop telling others to read it so that I can discuss it with them.
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j
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, Thought Provoking
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019
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The ideas presented in this novel are not that far off from where technology and society are headed. There were some interesting conversations in our house sparked by the content in this book. Highly recommend.
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Nancy Allen (The Avid Reader)
5.0 out of 5 stars Games...Government...Automation...What do they all have in common?
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019
In 2048 the world is running off of automation. Homes run off of automation if the resident so chooses. You can buy a robot or butler as they are called to cook, clean, and even do laundry. Most jobs have been taken over by robotics but there is still a few jobs left for the humans who want or still need to work.

The government pays everyone a certain amount of money to help them with living expenses. There are a few people who still need a job to help with expenses but there are a few who chose to not work and just stay at home to play games.

Lulu Banks is an artist who started out just selling her work as sort of a hobby but when word got around about how good she was the rich started buying her work and she became famous.

Guy Strathclyde, CEO of Cybax Technologies, life is going great, his work is running smoothly until Senior Investigator of the Enforcement Office, Iva Brooksbank decides that Guy is up to something and starts nosing in his business. Iva thinks Guy is doing something illegal and sets out to prove it.

Two brothers Sam and Ben lived with their parents neither have a job. All they do all day long is play games until the day their mother finally gets fed up with the two of them and throws them out. Sam and Ben move into their own apartment but Ben figures out real quick just how much his parents paid out for bills. Ben decides to get a job to help with all of the expenses at their new apartment but Sam doesn’t want to grow up so he just keeps on playing his games and having his butler do all of his work.

In the Gleaming Light tells of a world where you can chose to sit at home doing nothing where everything is done for you and playing games or you can go out and get a job and hopefully make a difference in the world and your life.

If you like books with futuristic worlds that are ran by automation then you are going to love In the Gleaming Light.
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Liz DeVito
5.0 out of 5 stars A book you can get lost in.
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It completely pulled me into it's world and I couldn't read it fast enough. The author wrote it so well that I believe I was in the story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it -- no spoilers!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2019
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I have given In Gleaming Light a five-star review because I devoured it in one sitting and found it equal parts an enjoyable read and thought provoking.

The author introduces us to a future where Britain is at the forefront of automation. Given the current non-stop BREXIT news cycle -- this was a welcome change of scenery. H.R. Moore effortlessly introduces us to a new reality that includes hyper-loops and universal income -- while making us simultaneously question whether this is indeed the future we should be hoping for.

The quick-witted dialogue between the characters was also a highlight for me -- I could very easily see this being made into a television series by the BBC. I do hope this is the case as I would love to see it on screen!

As an avid rom-com reader, I can recommend this book to anyone who would like a little substance alongside their escapism.
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